Vladimir Putin everyman — in pictures

Vladimir Putin everyman — in pictures

Prime Minister Putin, whom the current president has proposed as his successor next year, has remained in the public eye by combining his role as a leading politician with a niche as Russia's man of action

Saturday 24 September 2011 07.35 EDT
First published on Saturday 24 September 2011 07.35 EDT

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, welcomes Vladimir Putin before their meeting at the Elysee palace in Paris